*'''Isaiah Jones Homestead,''' 165 Main St., ''+1'' 508-888-9115, [http://www.isaiahjones.com]. A step back in time to the romantic and elegant Victorian era.

*'''Isaiah Jones Homestead,''' 165 Main St., ''+1'' 508-888-9115, [http://www.isaiahjones.com]. A step back in time to the romantic and elegant Victorian era.

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Dexter Grist Mill on Shawme Pond, Sandwich Center

Sandwich[9] is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637. Sandwich is famous for the glassware produced here in the 1800s. It is also home to numerous gift and antique stores, art galleries, and rare book stores.

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Get in

By car

Sandwich, is a little more than an hour and a quarter from both Boston and Providence.

From Boston take I-93 south to Route 3 south to the Sagamore Bridge. (Becomes Rt. 6). After the crossing Sagamore Bridge any of the first 3 exits off Route 6 leads into Sandwich.

From Providence or points south take I-95 north to I-195 to Route 25 south to the Bourne Bridge (I-495 also becomes Route 25). At the rotary (traffic circle) on the Cape side of the bridge go almost all the way around and travel along the Canal to Route 6. Any of the first 3 exits off Route 6 leads into Sandwich. Rather than taking Route 6, you can continue straight under the Sagamore bridge on Route 6A into town.

Get around

See

Heritage Museum and Gardens, 67 Grove St., ☎''+1'' 508-888-3300, [1]. Apr-Oct 10AM-5PM. The gardens on the 76 acre grounds are always beautiful, with over 1000 varieties of plants, featuring extensive collections of rhododendrons and daylillies. Museums have exhibits of antique cars, American history, Native history, folk art (including basket making and scrimshaw), a 1912 carousel, and the Cape Cod Baseball League. A windmill built in 1800 is also on the grounds. Various special events, displays, workshops and reenactments are also scheduled. Friday night concerts on the lawn are popular with locals and visitors alike. Winter Spectacle of Lights - Thanksgiving to New Years, 5PM-9PMAdults $12, age 4-12 $6.

Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen, 6 Discovery Hill Rd (off Rt. 6A, East Sandwich), ☎''1'' 508-888-6870, [2]. This non-profit educational is not just for the kids. Some fantastic jams, jellies, relishes and pickles are made and sold here. Preserves are slow-cooked in oldest commercial solar-cooking operation in the country. Try the peaches in brandy.

Thornton Burgess Museum, 4 Water St (Rt 130), ☎''+1'' 508-888-4668, [4]. Apr-Oct M-Sa 10AM-4PM. 1884 house that was author and naturalist Thornton W. Burgess' aunt's house when he was a child. Exhibits about this children's author's (Peter Rabbit) works and life.

Sandwich Art Gallery, 153 Main St, ☎''+1'' 508-833-2098. Daily Mar-Dec. An antique building houses a variety of paintings and lithographs.

Hoxie House, 18 Water St., ☎''+1'' 508-888-1173. Open daily 10AM-5PM, Jun to mid-Oct. This house was built in 1637, and is probably the oldest restored house on the Cape.

Wing Fort House, 69 Spring Hill Rd, ☎''+1'' 508-888-1540. Jun 15-Sep 15 Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. Built in 1641, it's the oldest house in New England continuously lived in by a single family.

Dexter Grist Mill, Town Hall Square, ☎''+1'' 508-888-4910. Open daily 10AM-4PM in summer, limited hours Sep-Oct. A working 17th-century grist mill on Shawme Pond, which offers tours (with very knowledgable guides) and fresh corn meal. Be sure to fill up your water bottles at the fresh water fountain nearby and feed the ducks on the pond. Watch for the huge turtle.

Sandwich Fish Hatchery, Main St (Route 6A), ☎''+1'' 508-888-0008, [5]. Daily 9AM-3PM. See the stages of fish and feed them. Run by the State Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.Free.

Cape Cod Canal, 60 Ed Moffitt Dr, ☎''+1'' 508-833-9678. The east end of the Canal is in Sandwich and the Canal Visitor Center is there. See the Bourne Wikitravel guide for a section on the Canal and its recreational uses.

Sandwich Marina, Ed Moffitt Drive. The only harbor along the Cape Cod Canal.

My Sister's Gallery, 20 jarves st. Sandwich Ma, ☎508-888-0756, [6]. 10-5 pm. A char ming gallery located in the heart of Sandwich village. Here you will find some of the most talented artists on the cape and surrounding area.

Do

Sandwich Boardwalk to Town Neck Beach

Take a walk on The Boardwalk[15]. A cool raised boardwalk across Mill Creek to the dunes at Town Neck Beach. Boards are purchased by folks who specify the lettering on them. For walking, take Jarves St. toward the Bay, left on Factory St., right on Harbor St. and follow to end.